Sale 10398
London
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1 - 2 December 2015
PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
Price realised
GBP 56,250
Estimate
A SWISS ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A WATCH COMPARTMENT GENEVA, CIRCA 1810 navette-shaped box with two hinged compartments of unequal size, the smaller opening to reveal a white enamel watch dial and regulator, the larger cover set with three enamel panels painted with colourful floral sprays and selections of fruit, the sides and base set with panels of dark-blue translucent enamel on an engine-turned ground, all within opaque white enamel filets, the sides centred with taille d’épargne sky-blue and black enamel chased musical trophies and palmettes, the timepiece movement with cylinder escapement and plain balance wheel, inside of watch compartment scratched with the number 29, in original red leather case 3¾ in. (95 mm.) wide
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Pre-Lot Text
Christie’s first dedicated sale of modern and contemporary ceramics — Un/Breakable — traces the medium from Paul Gauguin to Grayson Perry
Ahead of our Paris sale on 10 September, Meredith Etherington-Smith salutes three generations of collectors from one family
From pugs to chimney sweeps, diamond-encurusted lions to enamelled dragons: 10 unusual snuff boxes offered in the Centuries of Style auction on 1 December
Our Head of Silver reflects on the importance of great mentors, and his most memorable finds across 28 years with the company
Can you tell your tabatière from yourboîte-à-mouches? Specialist David McLachlan offers the ultimate guide to storing your snuff
Christie’s specialists discuss Haring, Banksy and Stik, and how to bring the street into the home
Offered on 6 December in London, Anthony van Dyck’s Portrait of Princess Mary, Daughter of King Charles I of England